Fifteen year old boy hears about life coming from dust,
and how God is the only one he can honestly trust.
So young boy takes a stand
and gives his life to God’s hand.
Day by day his battle goes on,
fighting with his flesh because he old him is gone.
His peers question his new ways,
disagreeing they don’t choose to stay.
Still, young boy takes a stand
and leaves his life in God’s hand.
Young boy grows and so do his dreams,
but brokenness makes his heart scream.
Let down too many times,
the world was winning with its crimes.
Still he holds onto the news he heard as a boy
even when we are sad we can still have joy.
So young man takes a stand
and leaves his future in God’s hand.
Poisoning his heart,
she was bad news from the start.
His feelings turned into lust.
Desiring God was becoming rust.
Deep in his heart God still shinned
whispering child you are mine.
Young man had to take the stand
and leave his desires in God’s hand.
Hitting his rock bottom he shakes his head.
The fifteen year boy inside him is not dead.
Once again leaving his own desires
leaving her and his life to who is higher.
Young man took a stand
and left his life in God’s hand.
5-4-14
By: Mihaela Chamberlain
https://hylachamberlain.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/i-am-overwhelmed/
https://hylachamberlain.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/courageous-child/
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The path the young boy in this poem takes certainly mirrors what many people go through before finding their way back to God.
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“but brokeness makes his heart scream” So many screaming hearts out there that need to place themselves in his hands. Beautiful.
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So many that it breaks my heart.
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A beautiful description of the journey. Praise God that He never lets us go.
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Thank you!
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Beautiful poem, Hyla! I love the line: “Young man took a stand and left his life in God’s hand”- something we all must do.
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Thanks!
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Yes we do!
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This is a great description of the path many take on their journey with God. So good that we have a gracious Father who always welcomes us back home.
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Raw and beautiful. Taking a stand is nor always easy, but it’s depicted beautifully in these words.
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Thanks you!
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The path of faith. We sometimes trip over the rocks of doubt, trials and temptations but God is always there helping us to remember the truth of who He is. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful poem.
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Beautiful and well said. I always admire people who can write poetry well. I love the idea of taking a stand, and leaving our future in God’s hands 🙂
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Thank you!
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Incredibly beautiful! Don’t stop writing my friend. So beautiful and well crafted. I saw myself in that over and over. 🙂
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Beautiful ❤️
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This is beautiful!
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Gorgeous poetry! So many of us do walk a path straying from God, but through His Grace can find a way home.
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I love the poem. Great reflection of the steps we take back and forth between our desires and Christ’s.
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It is hard to ignore the messages of this world and truly trust in our God and wait on Him.
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Great poem showing the journey a young life can take. All of us have twists and turns to deal with!
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If we all could grab hold of what we learned as children, our life roads could be different. Joy even in sadness. Even when our hearts are screaming in pain, joy can be felt.
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This is so beautiful! And descriptive of what we all go through on our journey with Christ. We all have different struggles but we are all flesh and have to daily lay that down. Sometimes more successfully than others.
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Amen
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So lovely, Hyla!!! Thank you. Tweeting and pinning! Blessings!
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